| Main Title |
Chronicle of a Cropduster Crash: A Devastating and Avoidable Tragedy. |
| Author |
Watson, Michael ;
Benson., W. W. ;
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| CORP Author |
Idaho State Dept. of Environmental Protection and Health, Boise. |
| Year Published |
1973 |
| Report Number |
EPA-68-02-0552; |
| Stock Number |
PB-276 893 |
| Additional Subjects |
Hazardous materials ;
Aircraft collisions ;
Utility aircraft ;
Pesticides ;
Industrial medicine ;
Aviation accidents ;
Collision research ;
Cattle ;
Idaho ;
Pilots(Personnel) ;
Contaminants ;
Reprints ;
Toxic substances ;
Occupational safety and health ;
Crop spraying
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
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Checkout
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| NTIS |
PB-276 893 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
3p |
| Abstract |
A detailed case history of the events surrounding an exceptionally catastrophic midair collision of two cropduster planes involved in the nighttime spraying of pesticides is reported. Killed in the accident were both pilots, as well as a woman occupying a farm home which was struck by one of the planes and subsequently destroyed by fire. The accident also precipitated two heart attacks, one of them fatal, among those witnessing the accident. A herd of dairy cattle was also contaminated by cargo spillage and debris from the crash, resulting in the death of two cows and necessitating that milk from the herd be quarantined. Some of the various problems confronting aerial applicators are also presented and discussed, as is the need for greater medical supervision of agricultural pesticide dispersal. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Aerospace Medicine, 44(5) p549-551 1973. |
| Availability Notes |
Included in the report, Journal Articles on Worker Exposure. Group 2, PB-276 880. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Chronicle of a Cropduster Crash: A Devastating and Avoidable Tragedy, |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1973 |
| Category Codes |
1C; 13B; 6T; 51C; 57Y |
| NTIS Prices |
(Order as PB-276 880, MF A01) |
| Primary Description |
500/01 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
323732555 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
